The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
A HYNDICATEO

a SYNDICATEe
It is probably safe to say that at no
period in the history Of the west has
there been 50 much of the ''boom"
spirit manifest ut all points where
there is city forming which, is sup
posed to have future" before it.
This is true of Kansas City, Omaha,
Sioux City, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Du-
lutll, Superior, Ashland. and many 9TH
er cities. The spirit is all abroad. It
extends to all small towns like Worth
ington, but there seems to he no
''boom" at the smaller points, because
those who have money for investment
or speculation are rushing it into the
cities in the hope Of \ sudden or rapid
rise.
Worthington is no exception to this
rule. Our people are putting money
into Sioux City, Minneapolis, st. Paul.
Duluth, West Superior, Ashland. etc.,
and u number have bought recently
in Southern California. This fact
shows two things, VIZ: first, that mon-
ey can be made in OrthingtOn. and,
secondly, that our own people prefer to
invest their surplus earnings where
there is i prospect of a more sudden or
rapid rise.
This ought not to be so. Cities are
made by united effort on the part of
the citizens. 1t is men and not mere
natural advantages that make cities
Location and natural resources are of
course important advantages, but they
may lie forever und veloped, while en-
prgy and capital will make cities at
ess favored points.
Tnis brings us to a suggestion or two
about Worthington. We cannot have
iron mills and that class of factories
here, but we can have Touring mills,
oil mills. oat meal mills, broom facto-
ries, canning factories, wooden mills,
tow and twine mills, etc, etc.
These Will not come to us. We must
bring them. All manufacturing points
are made by "bonuSes" and II liberal
spirit toward manufacturing enterpris.
~s. Elgin, H., gave S35O, 900 and forty
acres of land to her first factory. the
Elyin Watch Factory. This was the
nest-egg of her fortune. She is now II
manufacturing city of 10000 to $4,000
inhabitants. When Cleveland, Ohio,
began to turn her attention tO manu-
featuring, after she found shat here
commerce had moved farther up the
lake, she gave grounds and bonuses to
factories and her banks loaned to MAN
ufacturers at less rates than TO others.
Results, Il magnificent manufacturing
city Of 125 600 to l50, 600 people.
We expect no great things 1T Wor.
thington, but We can bnild here Il fine
city Of 5000 to 10000 people in Il few
years. 1t can only be done by united
effort in encouraging manufactures.
TO do this We would suggest that a
syndicate be formed, and that every
one having any surplus means put in
something. and form a fund to he de-
voted to the development Of manufnc-
tures. This might he used partly in
the way of bonus or donation, partly
IN the way of loans, or the syndicate
might take property like the Okobena
Mills and keep it going until it could
be sold to practical millers who would
keep it running. With such fund and
with the encouragement which MEM
bers Of the syndicate would naturally
give, a number of enterprises might be
set on foot and sustained till they be.
came permanent establishments and
WorthingtOn became fine little man.
ufacturing city.
RAILROAD BUILDING.
The ADVANCE is asked almost daily
whether or not the Burlington intends
to build north from here. We can on
ly answer that all the indications are
that they will build north to connect
with the Minneapolis & St. Louis and
south from here to Ellsworth to con-
meet with the Sioux Falls branch, thus
securing short cut from Sioux Falls
to Minneapolis. When they will do
this we have no way of knowing at
present.
But the Worthington & Sioux Falls
is now being extended from Salem to
Mitchell. and the air is full of rumors
and statements that Worthington will
be made a division when the road
reaches Mitchell.
It is also said that the Heron Lake
or Black Hills branch will be extended
to Yankton. Surveyors are now at
work. The plan is to run southeast
from Pipestone to Brandcn, thence
over our WorthingtOn branch into
Sioux Falls, thence southwest to Cen
terville and from there over their line
to Yankton.
The trial of Arensdorf, charged with
the murder of Rev. Haddock, at Sioux
City. is still on. but the testimony is
all in and counsel are summing up.
Next week we shall lay the case before
our readers in such way that they
can judge for themselves.
Erich Petersen came up Tuesday
from Cedar Falls with Andrew Wal
ters, looking for land.
Peek a-boo (take chew of "Charm
of the West" chewing tobacco | see